Apparel garment



March 26, 1929 w. KOPS APPAREL GARMENT Filed Dec. 24, 1925 Patented Mar.26, 1929.

UlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALDEMAE KOPS, OF NEW YORK, Y.,ASSIGNOR 'IO KOPS BROS. INQ, OF NEW YORK,N. Y., -A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

APPAREL GARMENT.

Application filed December 24, 1325. Serial No. 77,467.

My present invention relates to an ap parel garment and partloularly toa gar ment of the brassieretype. ,As is generally understood, duelargely to the prevalent use of extremely low busted corset garments,there is a tendency for the flesh to overlie the upper edge of thecorset not only at the inafter more particularly described.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a garmentmade in accordance with my present invention, and

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the garment viewed from the inner sidethereof.

By reference to the drawing it will be seen that the garment made inaccordance with this invention includes a front member 10, back members11 and 12, and side members 13 and 1 1-, and 15 and 16. Between thefront membcrlO and the side members 13 and 15 there are reinforcingstrips 17 and 1S. Similiarly between the side members 13 and 14 there isa reinforcing strip 19, and between the side member 14; and the backmember 11 there is a reinforcing strip 20. In like manner on the otheror right side of the garment, between theside members 15 and 16 there isa reinforcing strip 21, and between. the side member 16 and the backmember 12 there is a reinforcing strip 22." There is also a reinforcingstrip 23 at the edge of the back member 11 and a reinforcing strip 24the edge of the back member 12. The garment is connected in position onthe body, in the form of the invention as illustratcd, by a series ofspaced eyelets 25 suitably connected to the reinforcing strip 23 andsimilar series of spaced hooks 26 connected to reinforcing strip 2 1.

Underlying the front member 10 I employ a strap 27 which is preferablyso constructed that the upper edges incline upwardly and are connectedby a line of stitching or otherwise to the front member. ri I llhe upperportion of this strap 2! 1s also t at these portions of the body, andthe co; truction of the garment will be here 1 tion as a fleshcont-roller at the front of the garment and over the diaphragm of thewearer. The lower edge of the strap 27 is also tapered with the edgeportions thereof extending downwardly. This lower edge 30, however, isnot secured to the overlying portion of the front member 10. Secured tothe lower front portion of the strap 27 there is a tape. 31. fitted witha clasp 32 and a hook 33,the hook 33 being adapted to engage either oneof a series of eyelets 34 provided for this purposein the lower frontcentral portion of the front member 10, and the clasp 32 to engage afastener of a corset or other undergarment to exert a downward tensionin the strap 27 and also to assist in maintaining the garment inposition on the body of the wearer.

In the left hand side of the garment there is a flesh retaining strap35. This extends from the reinforcing strip 17 to the reinforcing strap20 and the partsthereof prefably incline upwardly or toward the top ofthe garment from the reinforcing strip 17 to the reinforcing strip 19,and in the opposite directionor downwardly from the reinforcing strip 19to the reinforcing strip 20. The flesh retaining strap 35 is secured tothe reinforcing strip 19 from the upper central portion thereof asindicated at 36 to a positirm approximately midway of the width of thestrap as indicated at 37, the forward end of the strap being conncctei'lto the reinforcing strip 17 and therefore to both the front member 10and the side me1nber. 13, while the rear end of the strap connected tothe reinforcing strip 20 and therefore to the side member 14- and theback member 11. i

"In the right hand side of the garment there is a complementary fleshretaining strap 38. This strap extends from the re lll'fOlClllg strip 18to the reinforcing strip 22 and the part thereof between the reinforcingstrip 18 and the reinforcing strip 21 preferably inclines upwardly,while the other part thereof preferably inclines in the. oppositedirection or dmvnwardly be tween the reinforcing strip 21 and thereinforcing strip 22. This strap 38 is connected to the reinforcingstrip 21 from the upper central portion thereof as indicated at 39 tothe point as indicated at 40 which is approximately midway of the widthofthe strap. :At its forwardend this strap is "connected' to thereinforcing strip 18' and at its rear end to the reinforcing strip tiethe strap 38 may be provided with series of stitch lines 43 in theupperportion there of and stitch lines M in the lower portion thereof, thesestitch lines running substan tinlly parallel withthe upper and loweredges of the straps. i v

'Also' as illustrated, the lower side portions ofthe garment maybefitted with inserts 45' and46 of elastic material so; as to cause thegarment to conform to the body and the underlying garment. Furthermore,the garment'may also be provided with suitable shoulder straps 47 and48.

' The reinforcing "strips 19 and 21 he at approximately the axillarlines of the garmentand from 'theconstruction of the garment ashereinbefore described it will now be understood that 'the fleshretaining straps 35 and 38-VVlth the intervening strap 27 com prise asubstantially continuous flesh retaining belt which extends entirelyacross thefront portion of the body and appreciable distances to therear of'the axilla'r' lines thereof so as 'to retain and maintain inposition the flesh which would otherwise extend beyond" or overlie the'upper edge of the corset-garment. 1

'I claim as my invention: I

1. In an apparel garment of the type doscni'bed, a front member, sidemembers, back members, means for securing "the garment Jon' the body :ofthe wearer, a diaphragm strap underlying the front member beingsubstantially coextensive therewith I circumferentially of the garmentand connected along its upper edge to the overlying portion of the frontmember of the "garment,

and side flesh retaining straps each extendf-rom the saiddiaphragm strapacross a correspond ng slde member and upwardly from the diaphragm strapto substantially the axillar line of the corresmiding side member andthen downwardly to the rear of the side member and each of the said sideflesh retaining straps being connected to the corres onding side memberfrom the upper edge t roof at the axillar line to a point along theaxillar line substantially distant from the upper edge of thecorresponding side flesh retaining strap and having its upper and loweredges free from the body of the garment, the said diaphragm strap andside flesh retaining straps being adapted to overlie the upper edge ofan undergnrment to retain the flesh which would otherwise overhang thesame. 2. In an apparel garment of the type described, a front member,side members, back members, means for securing the garment on the bodyofthe wearer, a diaphragm strap underlying the front member beingsubstantially coextensive therewith circumferentiab 1y. of the garmentand connected uloiv its upper edge to the underlying portion o? thefront member of the garment, side flesh retaining straps each extendingfrom the said diaphragm strap across a corresponding side member andupwardl from the diaphragm strap to substantially the axillnr line ofthe corresponding side member and then downwardly to the rear of theside member, eachof the said side flesh retaining straps being connectedto the correiponding side member from the upper edge 'IGIQOf at theaxillar line to a point along the axillar line substantially distantfrom the upper edge of the corres )ondin side flesh retaining strap, thesui dizrp rngm strap and side flesh retaining straps being adapted tooverlie the upper edge of an undergarment to retain the flesh whichwould otherwise overhang the same, and u gore member set in the loweraxillur portion of each side member, each elastic gore extendingapproximately from the lower edge of the corresponding side :tlosh retnining member to the lower edge of the said member in which it is fixed.

Signed by me this 9th day of December, 1925.

\VALDEMAR KOPS.

